Nation & World

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People…

May 14, 2026

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Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

Thomas, 77, could overtake William O. Douglas in 2028

May 7, 2026

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U.S. says ceasefire with Iran is holding despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the UAE

Iran signals it has yet to fully respond to the U.S. attempt to reopen the waterway

May 5, 2026

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Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdown

Administration looks to strip away legal protections to ramp up deportations

May 1, 2026

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Briefs

Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran’s supreme leader says the…

April 30, 2026

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Louisiana suspends congressional primaries after Supreme Court ruling

Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act, aiding GOP efforts to control the House

April 30, 2026

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U.S. energy blockade leaves Cuban farmers struggling to feed a nation

Cuba says it poses no threat to the U.S.

April 28, 2026

Sports

Marathon record-breaker says he underwent strict regime before smashing 2-hour barrier

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe poses with Olympic Ring sun-glasses during an interview with The Associated Press after winning the London Marathon,…

April 27, 2026

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Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in the latest departure of a top defense leader

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan speaks, as President Donald Trump listens, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 22, 2025, in…

April 23, 2026

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U.S. and Iran signal new ceasefire talks in Islamabad as truce nears end

A woman talks on her cellphone as she walks past a billboard showing Rais Ali Delvari, a national hero in…

April 21, 2026

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Briefs

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants WASHINGTON – The Southern Poverty…

April 21, 2026

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Senate extends surveillance powers until April 30 after chaotic votes in House

The act permits spy agencies to collect vast amounts of overseas communications without a warrant

April 17, 2026

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Hezbollah official says the group won’t abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the U.S.

Wafiq Safa, senior Hezbollah political council member, gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut,…

April 14, 2026

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Lebanon digs for survivors after deadliest day of renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah

Wednesday’s strikes killed at least 203

April 9, 2026

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Vance says he’s ‘here to help’ Orbán’s election campaign during Hungary visit

Orban’s nationalist-populist Fidesz party are facing their toughest race in two decades

April 7, 2026

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Briefs

Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms NEW YORK – Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to…

April 3, 2026

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Trump voices frustration with allies as Iran war and strait closure push fuel prices higher

Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect a site struck by an Iranian missile in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Tuesday.…

March 31, 2026

Mullin tells senators Homeland Security needs funding as he faces confirmation hearing

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, is sworn in before testifying during Senate Committee…

March 18, 2026

Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran

Now, he's asking China and others for help

March 16, 2026

Outdated intel likely led U.S. to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of a strike on a girls' elementary school in…

March 12, 2026

U.S. and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight

Iran has effectively stopped oil tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz

March 10, 2026

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

NEW YORK (AP) — As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply.…

March 9, 2026

‘Worse than a prison’

911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE's largest detention camp

March 6, 2026

Chaos sown by Iran’s attacks across the Persian Gulf is key to its strategy

The Iranian response has spared no one in the region

March 5, 2026